Operation Barricade
1942 British Commando mission in France
Operation Barricade was a British Commando raid during the Second World War. It was carried out by 11 men of No. 62 Commando over the night of 14/15 August 1942, and had as its objective an anti-aircraft gun and radar site north-west of Pointe de Saire south of Barfleur. The raiders, led by Major Gus March-Phillipps[1], crossed the English Channel by Motor Torpedo Boat.[2]
They opened fire on a German patrol killing three and wounding six, before withdrawing without loss to the Commandos.[3]
References
- ^ Tentative of History of In/Exfiltrations into/from France during WWII from 1940 to 1945 (Border Crossings, Parachutes, Planes PU & Sea Landings), rev108-31122023 (http://www.plan-sussex-1944.net/anglais/pdf/infiltrations_into_france.pdf), Le Plan Sussex 1944, p. 59
- ^ "Naval History". Naval History. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Binney, p.152
- Binney, Marcus (2006). Secret War Heroes. Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-82910-3.
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